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This book was an impulsively bought souvenir from my day-trip to Stockholm last month, and although my history of buying books judging by their covers has not been great, this one was a true gem.
Sam Maggs is truly doing God's work in this tiny, lovable and wonderfully illustrated (by Sophia Foster-Dimino) book telling the stories of over 25 remarkable women who left a mark in the world. There are five chapters for women of science, medicine, espionage, innovation and adventure. Each chapter contains the stories of 5 women, and in the end seven or eight smaller but certainly nowhere less great mentions of other incredible women in the particular field.
Sam Maggs's writing in all of its witty glory made me chuckle out loud multiple times. ("just gals bein' pals!") On top of that, there was something for me to take for myself from each chapter, regardless of how interested I was in the field at hand. Working towards your dream, your goals in life can sometimes get really hard and at times frustrating and for me, just reading about these women pursuing their aspirations and genuinely just working hard, is something to make me push forward and not give up.
The fact that this book exists and is out there available for anyone to pick up makes me so glad, especially for girls younger than me, or really just any girl or woman looking for inspiration or a role model, because this book is all of that in a tremendously neat and cute package.
Sam Maggs is truly doing God's work in this tiny, lovable and wonderfully illustrated (by Sophia Foster-Dimino) book telling the stories of over 25 remarkable women who left a mark in the world. There are five chapters for women of science, medicine, espionage, innovation and adventure. Each chapter contains the stories of 5 women, and in the end seven or eight smaller but certainly nowhere less great mentions of other incredible women in the particular field.
Sam Maggs's writing in all of its witty glory made me chuckle out loud multiple times. ("just gals bein' pals!") On top of that, there was something for me to take for myself from each chapter, regardless of how interested I was in the field at hand. Working towards your dream, your goals in life can sometimes get really hard and at times frustrating and for me, just reading about these women pursuing their aspirations and genuinely just working hard, is something to make me push forward and not give up.
The fact that this book exists and is out there available for anyone to pick up makes me so glad, especially for girls younger than me, or really just any girl or woman looking for inspiration or a role model, because this book is all of that in a tremendously neat and cute package.